Naruto of Naruto

Naruto was surprised that after hearing the news, his heart suddenly contracted and hurt for a few times, and then he buried the matter deeply in his heart.

He still faced his companions with a normal expression, and even his appetite did not decrease at all.

The topic naturally turned to the content of the Chunin Examinations in previous years by Kakashi.

Although the format of the Chuunin Exams changes every year, the things tested remain the same.

As a ninja, intelligence collection work, teamwork ability, and most importantly, fighting qualities.

These things will definitely be tested.

Kakashi also cited some cases from previous exams, such as intelligence collection, which examined finding the most valuable information from images that have only been viewed once.

Teamwork involves sneaking into a building guarded by all genin without using chakra and obtaining confidential information.

As for the final combat quality, it is the one-on-one battle that is unbeatable every year.

After the barbecue ended, it was already dark, and the four of them walked out of the barbecue restaurant, with Kakashi and Sasuke leaving first.

Naruto looked at Sakura and suggested, "Sakura, let me see you off."

"Why?" Sakura asked with a complicated expression.

She originally wanted to hide the news with Sasuke, but she didn't expect to be overheard by Naruto in a place like this.

Naruto liked her, Sakura knew it very well.

After all, she was the only one who cared about him and took care of him when he was lonely, and although it was a bit narcissistic to say so, Sakura still felt that she was a pretty girl, and it was certain that Naruto would have feelings for her.

As for Sasuke... she had paid attention to him because of what her mother told her about the engagement, and she also liked his handsome face and cold personality for a while, but after getting closer, he felt that it was more pleasant to get along with Naruto.

Therefore, she now didn't know what kind of expression she should use to face Naruto like this.

"It must be dangerous for a girl to walk alone at night." Naruto said coquettishly, scratching his head.

Sakura was silent for a long time, then finally raised her head, looked into Naruto's blue pupils, and nodded: "Okay."

Naruto came to Sakura, and under the bright moonlight, the two walked in the shadows next to the wall.

Sakura said, "I know you want to ask about my engagement with Sasuke."

"Yeah." Naruto replied dully, and Sakura could tell that his mood was as dull as his voice.

"Actually, I'm quite surprised. I thought that with your personality, when you heard the ninja talking, you would ask us directly. Or maybe you would get into a conflict with the ninja because you were angry. But I didn't expect..."

"People always change."

Naruto also shook his head. He didn't know what he was denying. Maybe it was Sakura's unrealistic guess, maybe it was her innocence back then, maybe it was something he couldn't explain clearly.

Sakura walked quickly into the streetlight, turned to Naruto and smiled: "It seems you have listened to what I said."

"Ah."

She stopped and continued to explain: "The Haruno clan and the Uchiha clan must marry. This was the agreement that my mother made with them in order to gain the support of the Uchiha clan."

Naruto clenched his fists. The position of Hokage that he once longed for was now dissipated in the cold night wind along with Sakura's words and the innocence of children.

"You know what? Naruto doesn't actually have as much power as you see.

Except for what is known, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire is nominally his superior.There is also the Hokage advisory group that can veto the Hokage's proposals on key policies.

These advisors are all elders of the prominent families in the village.For example, the Hyuga clan, the three groups of Ino Shika Butterfly, the Sarutobi clan, the Haruno clan, and of course, many civilian ninjas will also elect a representative.

Many policies are voted on by advisory groups before they are implemented.Only those approved by the majority can be implemented.

Over the years, two factions have gradually formed in the advisory group.

One group is the radical group headed by Danzo, which demands reforms to strengthen the power of the Hokage. There are even rumors that they are even discussing using force to threaten the Daimyo and raise the status of the Hokage to the same level as the Daimyo.

The other faction is the conservatives headed by the Sarutobi clan.They advocated continuing the policies established by the first Hokage.

The Uchiha clan did not have a seat on the advisory board until..."

Sakura glanced at Naruto before continuing: "It wasn't until the night of the Nine-Tails 12 years ago that the Uchiha clan's security team made a huge sacrifice in the process of stopping the Nine-Tails from destroying the village. Danzo united Radicals, as well as representatives of civilian ninjas, brought the Uchiha clan into the advisory group.

Of course, there are also rumors that it was the then leader of the Uchiha clan who mastered a ninjutsu that could see the future and showed the senior officials another future.This changed the advisory group's mind.

After the Night of the Kyuubi, the fourth generation of Hokage died, and the advisory board voted to elect the fifth generation Hokage.

The Sandaime originally wanted to regain power to suppress Danzo, who wanted to seek the position of Hokage.

However, Danzo did not nominate himself, but instead nominated the leader of the Haruno clan, my mother.

Finally, with the key vote of the Uchiha clan who was new to the advisory board, my mother, Haruno Meabuki, became the Fifth Hokage.

As for the Uchiha clan's voting requirements, in addition to absorbing people from other major clans as members of the police force and moving the Uchiha clan's address to Konoha Village, it is intended to allow the Uchiha clan and the Haruno clan to marry.

It can be said that my marriage to Sasuke was decided 12 years ago. "

After saying this, Sakura leaned her body against the wooden wall on the side of the road, looked at Naruto beside her and said:

"I know your feelings for me, but we are ninjas. Ninjas are just tools and don't need feelings."

And this is also the most important truth that my mother taught me.She added silently in her mind.

Sakura was pleased with Naruto's growth, but at the same time she was also a little sad.

The once innocent child who clamored in front of him that he wanted to be the Hokage recognized by the whole village has now begun to grow into a complex adult.

If possible, he would also like to live in the fairy tale world described by a young man.

In that world, maybe I would be with him in the end.

Throwing these thoughts out of her mind, Sakura walked away from the wall and said to Naruto: "The Haruno clan's territory is ahead. You don't have to send me off anymore."

Naruto agreed lightly, looking at Sakura's face.

She knew that he wanted to watch her leave.

Watching Sakura turn and disappear at the intersection under the lights, Naruto also leaned his back against the wooden wall on the side of the road.

"What's the matter, kid? Are you broken in love?"

Kyuubi's teasing voice sounded in Naruto's mind.

"I'm just a little confused. Brother Oni, who valued the teaching materials of Konoha's ninja school so much, eventually died in the hands of Konoha's ninjas. The country of Waves can obviously rely on its superior geographical location to develop very prosperously, but because The interference of various major powers has only allowed tycoons like Cardo to dominate the Land of Waves, and many orphans are living on the streets. Compared with them, my life as a Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki, who is hated by the villagers, is nothing. Woolen cloth?

I was just thinking that not even the Hokage's daughter has the right to choose her own life.

Then, could there be a problem in the entire ninja world? "

Naruto didn't understand this. He walked out of the shadow by the wall and walked towards home.

On the other side of the corner, Sakura heard Naruto leaving and walked towards home.